501 Critical Reading Questions

a.
serious.
b.
light-hearted.
c.
confrontational.
d.
dark.
e.
romantic.
401.
The word 
vigorous
in line 3 most nearly means
a.
languorous.
b.
boring.
c.
intricate.
d.
ancient.
e.
strenuous.
402.
According to the criteria given in lines 11–14, all of the following
would be considered a “true” sport EXCEPT
a.
cheerleading.
b.
skiing.
c.
race car driving.
d.
horse shoes.
e.
gymnastics.
Questions 403–407 are based on the following passage.
The following passage describes the Native American games that were
predecessors to the modern sport of lacrosse.
The roots of the modern-day sport of lacrosse are found in tribal stick
and ball games developed and played by many native North American
tribes dating back as early as the fifteenth century. The Native Amer-
ican names for these games reflected the bellicose nature of those early
contests, many of which went far beyond friendly recreational com-
petition. For example, the Algonquin called their game 
Baggattaway
,
which meant, “they bump hips.” The Cherokee Nation and the Six
Tribes of the Iroquois called their sport 
Tewaarathon
, which translated
into “Little Brother of War.” Rules and style of play differed from
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